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This is the real Halloween week even though Howe celebrated last Saturday. Howe-lloween Georgia Caraway was an incredible success with vendors lining Haning and O’Connell Streets. destructive energies into more peaceful alternatives. After WWII Halloween underwent another transformation influenced by the post war economic boom. Mass produced costumes of not only ghosts, demons, and witches, but also popular culture icons such as cowboys, princesses, and comic book characters became common.

Halloween evolved into a children’s holiday in the early 20th century. In the early years of Christianity in Britain, people went from house to house asking for food, beverages, or money in exchange for prayers for the dead—a practice called “souling.” Later, the visitors simply promised not to do mischief. The Irish also adapted carving jack-olanterns from pumpkins instead of the previous primitive lanterns carved from turnips or beets. The Victorians celebrated Halloween with elaborate parties involving costumes, food, and drink, dancing, and games, The haunted house dates back to this period. Victorian hostesses often adorned their homes with spooky decorations to set the mood for their festivities

In the 1920s, trick or treating, with its roots in souling, became increasingly popular. Previously pranks were relatively harmless, but modern mischief-makers escalated their practical jokes to more dangerous activities. I remember my dad telling me about turning over outhouses up and down the alley that faced his neighbors’ backyards. Seemed pretty harmless until they turned over one occupied by an elderly neighbor. Many cities organized community activities to channel We follow this tradition today. The top trending costumes for 2020 are superheroes (esp. Wonder Woman, Spider Man, and Superman), politicians (President Trump), characters from Game of Thrones, clowns (Pennywise), witch, dinosaur, Harley Quinn, Rabbit, Angel, Fortnite, Ninja, and Devil.

Folks are even getting their pets costumes with the popular ones being skeletons, jack-o-lantern pumpkins, pawlitician business suits, superhero costumes, dog and cat pjs, Yoda ears, USPS delivery driver, lion mane, prisoner, hot dog, Disney princesses, and spider.

Come see us at Howe Mercantile, located in beautiful downtown Howe, Texas. Open Thursday –Saturday from 11-7 pm. Next door to HM is Don’s Smokehouse where you can pick up some Jerky or fantastic meat products to cook at home. There are two great restaurants right across the street, Abby’s and Gabrielas’, famous for homecooked meals. A terrific Chinese restaurant, Hana’s Café and Market, is located right behind them. And Palio’s Pizza is right down the street. Make a day and night of it, eating and shopping. Let Us Show You Howe.

"With a united effort we can make the place in which we live clean, wholesome, attractive. We can make the crowded city dweller homesick to come back to us and real living. We can bring new life, new business, new beauty, to the little towns." - Mame Roberts

Ryan Hough (15) races 71 yards on the first play of the game on a halfback pass from Jordan Jones. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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ning speed. The Yellowjackets led 49-7 with 9:37 left in the third quarter.

Moreland added the Jackets next score on a 27-yarder ending a 4play, 53-yard drive which made the score 56-7 with 4:49 left in the third. on Holland at the 10:16 mark in the fourth quarter.

The final score of the game came with backup quarterback Thomas Hooten when he darted 41 yards up the middle to end a 2-play, 67yard drive to cement the final score of 70-7. The most points Howe has ever allowed was 71 to Van Alstyne in 1992.

Howe will travel to Bonham (1-7, 0-5). It will be the best opportunity for Howe to get in the win column. The Bulldogs expect their starting quarterback Austin Haley back for the contest.

Howe was able to put together a 6 -play drive, but it stalled, and the Dogs turned it over on downs. Mineola then turned it around quickly and scored four plays later with a 27-yard score from Jax-

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Howe 5th and 6th grade Bulldogs advance in playoffs with defeat of Celina

The 5th and 6th grade Bulldogs beat the Celina Bobcats 28-6 on Saturday to move on to the second round of the playoffs.

Howe took over on downs at their own 40-yard line after kicking off to the Bobcats to start the game. Four plays later Charles Fhur ran up the middle for 47 yards and scored the first touchdown of the game. Bryce Pieper connected with Kason Capp on a quick pass for the 2-point conversion.

On the Bobcats ensuing series, Bulldogs defense held strong and got the ball back on downs. Two plays later Riken Cross took a pitch around the right end 60 yards for his first of two touchdowns of day. The Bulldogs went up 16-0 after Cross ran it in for the 2-point conversion.

On the following series, Celina was able to move the ball to the Howe one yard before turning the ball over on a fumble. Three plays later, Cross scored his second touchdown of the day with a record breaking 99-yard run for the score. The conversion failed and the first half ended with Howe leading Celina 22-0.

Celina was able to get on the scoreboard early in the third quarter to make the score 22-6, but the Bulldogs defense overwhelmed Celina the remainder of the game. Howe scored the final touchdown of the day when Kendall O'Brien broke a run up the middle from the Celina 30 yard line to close out the game and win 28-6.

The Bulldogs take on the Paris Wildcats in the TYFL semi-finals next Saturday, October 31. Time and location to be determined.